Ten years after conceiving the idea of creating a unique format for snowboarding championships, the Burton Burton European Open (BEO) Snowboarding Championships, the fourth event of the Burton Global Open Series 08/09, will celebrate ten candles when the event pulls into Laax, Switzerland from January 9th-16th, 2009.
Ever since it was born in 1998, the BEO has treated guests to world-class snowboarding competitions featuring creative themes like ‘Airlines’ and ‘Casino’, which are a part of every aspect of the event – from the slopestyle course features to the late-night parties. Guests of the 2009 BEO’s big birthday bash can expect many treats, including some of the season’s most exciting halfpipe and slopestyle competitions, legendary parties and hopefully- an epic Laax powder day.
Top riders, amateurs and youth riders from all over the world will again battle for important Burton Global Open championship points and 6Star TTR Ranking Points. Shaun White, Kevin Pearce, Nicolas Müller, Peetu Piiroinen, Jamie Anderson and Mikkel Bang plan to be there to celebrate. In total, More than 400 riders will come to the birthday bash with big bags of tricks for the halfpipe and slopestyle competitions on Crap Sogn Gion at Laax. Finalists will fight for the biggest piece of the US $125,000 prize-money cake.
The BEO kicks off with the junior competition on January 9th and 10th, followed by the men’s and women’s slopestyle finals on January 15th and the halfpipe finals on January 16th. The event will also be broadcast on Go211.com. www.opensnowboarding.com